A convicted child molester has been arrested in connection with the cold-case kidnapping and killing of a 3-year-old Fairfield boy in 1984, police said Tuesday."Anytime you can take a case that's waited for justice for over 20 years and you can help bring somebody to justice, it's a big deal for us," Fairfield Police Sgt. Jeff Osgood said.Clark Toshiro Handa, 3, was abducted sometime during the evening of Aug. 22, 1984, from his bedroom in his family's home on Magellan Road, which is now Auto Mall Parkway.A ransom note demanding money for Clark's return was discovered, but Clark's family did not receive any more information or communication from the kidnappers. The little boy never returned home, officers said."The tragedy is he was never allowed to live out his life. And we'll never know the pleasure he would have given us," Clark's father, Ronald Handa said.The Fairfield Police Department, along with the FBI, investigated the case for years, conducting interviews, processing evidence and following leads. All the while, it remained an open homicide investigation.Fairfield police and the FBI re-examined the case in 2011 and obtained evidence that led to the identification of the people responsible for Clark's abduction and killing.Michael Anthony Blas Fejarang, who is currently serving a 26-year prison sentence related to separate child molestation cases from Solano County in 1981, 2001 and 2002, was charged Monday with first-degree murder with special circumstances and kidnapping for ransom, Fairfield police said.Fejarang, who was a family friend of the Handas, lived in Fairfield and was 23 years old at the time of Clark's disappearance."I wouldn't describe him as a family friend, a friend of one of the members of the family. We'll leave it at that," Ronald Handa said.Investigators wouldn't say if they've ever found Clark's body."This case had a tremendous impact on the family and the entire community," Fairfield police said in a statement. "Our goal through our investigative efforts is to leave no homicide unsolved and to offer justice to those impacted by these violent crimes."The case remains an active investigation. No additional details were released.KCRA 3's Dana Griffin contributed to this story.

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KCRA) —

A convicted child molester has been arrested in connection with the cold-case kidnapping and killing of a 3-year-old Fairfield boy in 1984, police said Tuesday.

"Anytime you can take a case that's waited for justice for over 20 years and you can help bring somebody to justice, it's a big deal for us," Fairfield Police Sgt. Jeff Osgood said.

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Clark Toshiro Handa, 3, was abducted sometime during the evening of Aug. 22, 1984, from his bedroom in his family's home on Magellan Road, which is now Auto Mall Parkway.

A ransom note demanding money for Clark's return was discovered, but Clark's family did not receive any more information or communication from the kidnappers. The little boy never returned home, officers said.

"The tragedy is he was never allowed to live out his life. And we'll never know the pleasure he would have given us," Clark's father, Ronald Handa said.

The Fairfield Police Department, along with the FBI, investigated the case for years, conducting interviews, processing evidence and following leads. All the while, it remained an open homicide investigation.

Fairfield police and the FBI re-examined the case in 2011 and obtained evidence that led to the identification of the people responsible for Clark's abduction and killing.

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Michael Anthony Blas Fejarang, who is currently serving a 26-year prison sentence related to separate child molestation cases from Solano County in 1981, 2001 and 2002, was charged Monday with first-degree murder with special circumstances and kidnapping for ransom, Fairfield police said.

Fejarang, who was a family friend of the Handas, lived in Fairfield and was 23 years old at the time of Clark's disappearance.

"I wouldn't describe him as a family friend, a friend of one of the members of the family. We'll leave it at that," Ronald Handa said.

Investigators wouldn't say if they've ever found Clark's body.

"This case had a tremendous impact on the family and the entire community," Fairfield police said in a statement. "Our goal through our investigative efforts is to leave no homicide unsolved and to offer justice to those impacted by these violent crimes."

The case remains an active investigation. No additional details were released.